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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
CLINGiNG TO A WHALES JAW.
Captain Edwards Escapes the Fate
of Jonah, and the whale Goes
TO the Bottom.

An East Hampton O.. H. special says :
The whaling crews from Amagansett,
which killed large cow-right whale
yesterday afternoon, have been unable
TO move the carcass of the monster,
which sank to the bottom OF the ocean
in twenty fathoms of water about seven
miles out. In the event of its rising
to the surface tug has been engaged
at Greenport to tow the whales body
to Promised Land, where the fish and
oil-works offer facilities for boiling the
blubber and getting out the bone. The
whale, which is about sixty feet in
Tenth, will bring the captors about
81, 200 for oil and bone.
Captain Charles Edwards, who was in
command of the boat which was broken
ND 10y the tail of the dying whale, had
o narrow escape from death. He was
thrown out OF the boat, and saved him
self from drowning by clutching the
under Jaw of the monster, to which he
chung until rescued by his brother,
Captain Jonathan Edwards. The crew
of Captain Charles Edwards's boat were
also thrown into the water, but were
picked up by one Of the other boats.
Captain Charles was greatly exhausted
and was confined to his bed to-day, but
expects to be able to be about to-mor-
row.
The whales body is buoyed, and two
boats' crews alternate III watching it.
The large quantity of marine vegeta-
ton upon which the whales feed that is
floating along the coast leads to the be-
lief that there will be more whales in
the vicinity before long.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
DEATHS.

BALL-Died. in Hanover county, February
18th, at half-past 2 O'Clock A. NJ, at the resi-
dence Of her granddaughter, Mrs. A. NJ.
Broach, Mrs. MARTHA BALL
Farewell, dear grandma,
Thou hast left US.
We thy loss most deeply feel,
But tits God who hast bereft US;
He can all our sorrows heal
Thlslady had lived 10 the advanced age OF nine
ty-seyen, and could see clearly to read without
spectacles. She was very remarkable In every
respect She had lived 70 see her fifth genera
tion. She left three children and large circle
OF grandchildren and great grandchildren To
mourn her loss.
COTTRELL-Died, on Friday, March 4, 1887,
at eleven minutes TO O'Clock p. NJ, JOSEPH
+. C0TTRELL, in his ffty-ninth year.
The funeral will take place from tho Pine
Street Baptist church TO-DAY Saturday at
81 o'clock p. NJ. Friends and acquaintances
invited 70 attend
HEXTER.-Died. suddenly, at ii:40 Thurs
day evening, HENRIETTA, the beloved wife Of
Levi Hexter; aged ifty-six years.
Her funeral will take place from the resi-
dence Of her husband, No. 37 east Broad street,
on SUNDAY MORNING at II O'Clock Friends
and acquaintances are invited to attend. 2t'
ROGERs.-Died, February 81, 1887, Mrs
MARY ANNE, beloved wife Of John Rogers,
Of Elcomb, Lunenburg county, Va, In her
sixty-third year.
SHINNICK.-Died. on Thursday evening, at
5 o'clock, at her mothers residence, No. 712
north Seventeenth street, MINNIE PEARL
SHINNlCK, wife OF Richard Shinnick and
daughter OF Mrs. H. Adams.
A precious one from Us has gone,
A voice We loved Is stiiled;
place Is vacant In our home
Which never can be filed
God In His wisdom has recalled
The boon His love had given;
And though the body morlders here,
The soul Ia safe In Heaven.
Her funeral win take place at P. NJ. sATUR-
DAY from ST. Peters Cathedral.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
The Three New Cruisers.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Ofiicials of
the Navy Department say that the fail
IRE OF the general deficiency bill will
seriously embarrass work on the three
cruisers-the Atlanta, Boston, and Chi
cago. TIE bill, as agreed upon
in conference, appropriated S247,-
600 for the completion of these
vessels. The Bureau of Construc-
ton and Repair has not dollar on
hand. All work on the Boston and
Chicago will have to be stopped and
the men at the Chester yard discharged.
It is expected, however, that the At
lanta can be finished, as but little re-
mains to be done on her. 1t is esti-
mated that the completion of the Bos-
ton and Chicago viii be delayed from
fifteen months to two years by the
failure of the bill.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
CRAzRD BY Trouble.
Ferdinand Wards Mether-in.Lau In
rittabIe Condition.
New York Timeal

A "to-let" sign has been hanging
from 81 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, for
several days. This is an unusual thing
in that neighborhood, one OF the most
fashionable on the Heights. and has set
the residents to discussing the cause.
The house is occupied by Mrs. Mary
G. Green and her two Children boy
and q girl. A third child-an older
daughter married Ferdinand Ward,
whose meteoric career ended 80 disas-
trously in 1884. One of his victims
was Mrs. Green. She had placed large
sums of money in his hands for invest
ment, and lost them ALL
For time during the excitement Of
Wards trial and conviction, and her
daughters consequent trouble, Mrs
Green bore up bravely; but she was
well along in years, and her children
soon noticed an alarming change in her
behavior. She became possessed of Gu
erious fancies, the chiefof which was that
she was out OF Brooklyn, and wanted to
return TO her home. Her children and q
servant found that they could only ss-
tisfy her by packing trunk and all get
ting in the big family carriage, pretend
to be going home. There was nothing
violent in Mrs. Green's mental dis
turbsnce, and she appeared to be per
fectly sane on all other matters She
presided at her table and directed i'm
portant household matters, but she
could not carry on q conversation OF any
length. For hours at time she sat at
the front window gazing blankly into
the street and unconscious of every
thing around her.
OF late her financial resources have
diminished, and a week ago the chill
dren decided that they would have to
give up their old home. They have
lived in the house since childhood.
The married daughter, Mrs. Ward, is
living at her country place in Connec-
ticut, and stories in regard to her have
reached her mothers ears and are said
to have prevented that lady's improve
ment.
At Mrs Green's house last night O
reporter was told that the lady could
see no visitors. The servant said that
her mistress was ill and was never
home to callers. Miss Green sent
word that she did not care to discuss
the stories in regard to her mothers
sanity. The family, she said, intended
to move soon. Mrs. Green is an anna
ble-looking lady, with white hair and
small features. She is about fifty
years of age, and has been widow for
ten years Her home is one of the
most elegantly appointed in the city
and her family one Of the best.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
A Costly Cefiin for . Parrot.
New York Tribune.l

A few DAYS ago q woman well known
in New York society ordered from +. M.
Senior, the undertaken, coffin in
which to bury dead parrot, and stipu-
lated that it should be as rich and hand
some in its adornment as was possible
TO makeit without resorting TO the use
of precious metals or stones. After OBJ
tanning from his customer general idea
of the style of coffin she wished, he
turned the order over to the Stein
Manufacturing Company, which made
General Grants coffin, and that concern
is at present engaged in constructing
it. in shape it viii be similar TO those
now most commonly used, and it will
be about two feet long and eight inches
wide. II will be made ofrosewood hand
somely carved, and its lining will bepink
satin tufted, The dead bira., which IL
now being treated by a taxidermist,
will lie on its side with its head resting
on heavily embroidered satin pillow.
In addition to the coffin LID, on which
will be silver plate bearing an inscrip-
ton, there will be heavy p.ate-glass
over the bird. The cost Of this novel
Coffin will be S200. IL will occupy q
conspicuous place in the parlor OF the
woman who ordered it until she dies,
when, il her wishes are carried out, it
will be buried with her.
The parrot is said to have been twelve
~ ,srs old, and it's mistress pronounced
Z Tho smartest bird that ever lived.
CHS command Of language" as she
ov,,ros IL :. - Mr.. Senior, twas Won
d III ond he =, 'aw all my most init
mate friends by name.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05

finger touched II, by . distance OF
fully . centimeter, there was dis-
played in the intervening space
brilliant electric fash, accompa-
MED by Q report that could be
distinctly heard in the adjoining room
above ordinary conversation. The ex-
pertinent was repeated three or Tour
times, but the display became more and
more feeble with each trial it regalned
its original force, however, after paced
across the blanket on the floor few
times. Additional experimentation
went to show that this electri-
cal discharge was considerably
greater from the tip OF the IN
dex finger than from any OF the
others of the hand. and gradually d.
minished in regular order as we pro-
ceeded TO the little finger T; aud, fur.
ther, it seemed in my case more evident
in the left index rather than in the
right one. When all ten finger-tips
were drawn together within a cent?
meters distance of this stove-urn the
fash and report appeared no greater
than it did from the index finger alone.
CAT times, apparently depending
uron the meteorological conditions, my
entire system seems to become thor
oughly charged with this animal cleo
tricity, and most small objects crackle
and snap as / handle them, leaving, as
night draws near, an uncomfortable,
aching sensation in my arm and ex-
tending more or less down my side.
During these same times, should
my wife take any small object from
my hand las draughting-pen
or the sponge-glass upon which
such q pen Is cleansed), an electricalre-
port follows the contact that can be dis
tinctly heard throughout large room.
On the other hand, 1 had occasion to
examine an injury Of the back in q
young mulatto girl of about fifteen
years of age q few days ago, when,
with my right hand resting upon her
shoulder and my left making the re-
quired examination, there instantly fol-
lowed for me a sense of the most
profound relief, as if it were
that all the electricity in my
system had been completely with
drawn by the act. This girl,
during a stay of nearly three years
at Fort Wingate, had never been con-
scious Of any electrical phenomena as
sociated with herself similar to those
which have experienced. Previous to
coming here / had resided about year
in Washington. where / had never OBJ
served such exhibitions, so far ss my
own person was concerned, and they
only gradually developed at this place. "
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
FOREIGN NEWS.
REVOLUTION IN BuLaAHrA-rrRHovA
IN fHY HANDS or THE REBELS.
Leaders q the Ysvols shot-Prcpsrty Of
Hsat.Paysrs Destroyed By Armed
Ipes diaries.
TBy Apslo- Am.r,o.u cable % the Dispatch.I


LONDON, March A dispatch TO the
T;messr from Bucharest states that several
persons were killed in the fighting at
Silistria between the insurgents and the
loyal troops. Two officers and sixteen
privates who were engaged In the revolt
were captured and shot.
PARIS. March A telegram from
Giurgevo says that risings have taken
place at Tirnova and other places, and
that the insurgents are reported to be
masters of affairs at Tirnovn. Commu-
nication between Sofa and the province
is interrupted. Anarchy is spreading
in Bulgaria.
SOFIA, March 4.-The leaders of the
revolt at Rustchuck have been ordered
to be shot.
The Government authorities have
placed under arrest thirty persons, in
Gliding NJ. Karsveloff and M. Tsapof,
who were found to be in communica-
ton with the insurgents at Silistria and
Rustchuck. They are also charged
with being implicated in plot to enlist
thirty armed men for the purpose OF
creating disturbance here and adding
to the complications with which the re-
gency have TO contend.
The rising at Rustchuck has been en-
tirely suppressed. ALI the insurgent
officers were either taken prisoners,
killed, or wounded in the battle with
the loyal troops or were drowned. The
pioneers, after arresting the loyal Off
GERS and the commander OF the garri-
son, summoned the infantry to sur
render, which they refused to do.
Firing then began, and the mutineers
were attacked by the militia and forced
to retreat. They were pursued and
driven into the Danube by the infantry.
The pioneers took to boats and en-
deavored to escape, but their boats
were stopped by gunboat and they
we're compelled to yield.
The Loyalists entered Silistria with
out opposition. They found there the
corpse of Colonel Kristeff, commander
of the garrison, who had been killed by
his men. The other officers escaped
into Roumania.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
At Saxon Peasant weddings.


Among the games enacted at some Of
the Saxon peasant weddings there is
one which deserves to be mentioned,
affording as it does a curious proof of
the tenacity of old pagan rites and GUS
toms transmitted by verbal tradition
from one generation to the other.
This is the R6ssei 7dnz, or dance of
the horses, evidently founded on
an ancient Scandinavian legend
TO be found in Snorri's "Edda."
In this tale the gods Thor and
Loki came to peasants house in q
carriage drawn by two goats or rams,
ard asked for a nights lodging. Thor
killed the two rams, and, with the
peasant and his family, consumed their
flesh for supper. The bones were then
ordered to be thrownin heap on to the
hides of the animals but one of the
peasants sons had, in eating, broken
open bone in order to get at the mar
row within, and next morning when
the god commanded the goats to get
up, one of them limped on the hind
leg, because of the broken bone. At
first Thor was in a great rage and
threatened TO destroy the whole family,
but finally allowed himselfto be pacifed,
and accepted the two sons as hostages.
In the peasant drama we have now be-
fore us the gods Thor and Loh are re-
placed by colonel and lieutenant
colonel. and instead Of two goats
there are two horses and one goat,
also the two sons Of the peasants are
here designatedas Wallachians. Every
thing is, of course, much distorted and
changed, but still all the principal fea-
tuIesof the drama, which space forbids
me here 10 enlarge upon, are clearly
recognizable. The killing of the goat
and its subsequent resurrection, the
rage of the colonel, and the transfer
ment of the two Wallachians into his
service being all parts of the perform
ance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
A GREAT swINDLE.
Arrest Of the Parties imposing the
"British-American Claim
Agency"
rBy telegraph 70 tho Dispatch. ]

New YORK, March 4.-The police to-
day arrested George Frederick Parker
and E. s. Witherell, composing "The
British-American Claim Agency"
whose ostensible business is to exam
inc, pass upon, and collect claims of
next Of kin, or heirs to estates or for
tunes in chancery in the Bank of
England, or on the Continent
of Europe, whenever heirs, Of whom
there were presumably many IN
this country, should appear and
make good their title. They advertised
extensively, and the cash-books seized
by the police show that rarely less than
slOO was received each day. and lately
$500 per day was the average. The
books OF the concern contained more
than 10000 names "next of kin, -
alphabetically arranged, who paid in
fees during the past winter, which was
all net gain.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
Amrn RrimfuI OF Electricity.

r. w. Shufeldt writes TO Science from
Fort Wingate, New Mexico: cat one
time it was very hard for me to believe,
indeed, that any person living pos
sessed such power as being able to
shuttle across the carpet of a room and
light the gas as it issued from the jet
of the burner by simply touching it
with the tip of the finger Ihave at pres
ent, however, two friends, at least,
among my acquaintance who seem
to be capable Of performing this feat at
all times and under any circumstances.
Now | find similar phenomena exhibit
ed to very high degree in my own
person, at Fort Wingate here. This
point is over 5000 feet above sea-level !;
the only water in the neigborhood is a
small pond-a puddle, really--and a
few insignificant springs. The air is
usually clear and highly rarefed; in
deed, all the conditions seem to be ia
yorable to the exhibition of electrical
appearances.
"Only the other day, while pacing
my room, passing. as did so each time.
over large woollen Navajo BLANKET that
lay spread out ON the floor, q circum-
stance arose which called upon me to
touch the cast-iron urn that ornamented
the top of small wood-stove in the
apartment, and which had fire in II at
the time. Before the tip OF my index
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05

Ewart tackled commission bills, but
every one was defeated. The Senate
viii vote down every such bill. So no
commission will be created.
NoRMAr~scuoor. NOTES.
There was long fight in the House
last night on bill TO remove the St.
Normal School from Asheyille 10 Ba-
kersville, Mitchell county. In the
course OF the debate Mr.. Pearson at
tackled Mr.. Turner, of Mitchell, using
the plainest language heard in tho
House. He flayed Turner. The bill
passed it's third reading.
Governor Scales has sent in a number
OF nominations to the Senate, these
being for directors OF the insane asy.
lums at Raleigh and Morganton and
Goldsboro' for the penitentiary, and
the deaf, dumb, and blind institution.
AS members OF the Board OF Internal
improvements +. G. Smith and 8. +.
Mordecai, of this city, are nominated.
NOTES.
Hon. Owen r. Kenan died at Ke-
Evansville, Duplin county, yesterday !;
aged eigbty-one. He was very promi.
nent man, and represented that district
in the Confederate Congress.
The bill TO define lobbying and make
it felony has passed the House.
The Senate has refused to concur in
the House amendments TO the Insane
Asylum appropriation bill, which cut
down the estimates so greatly. There
is q great howl about the striking out
by the House OF the item of S3S, 900
each year for four years for the con-
struction Of wings to the asylum here.
1t is claimed that the construction OF
these wings is imperatively necessary.
The House has appointed a committee
of conference on this bill.
The funds for the maintenance Of the
College OF Agriculture and the Me-
chanic Arts are expected TO be divided
as follows: Twenty thousand dollars
yearly from the tax on fertilizers lin
excess OF the amount from that source
set apart for the Agricultural Depart
menD and $1,000 interest on the land
scrip given by the United States. Some
persons say that the fertilizer tax will
fall far below that received in average
years. All over the S27, 800 given for
the maintenance of the Agricultural
Department goes to the new college, as
stated. The college, besides, gets
large tract of land, the Exposition
buildings (which cost $13,000), and
$1,000 from the city of Raleigh.
Hon. Preston L. Bridgers, United
States Consul to Montevideo, Uruguay,
arrived here yesterday with his wife.
They go to Wilmington, their home, in
day or two.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05

storing the means OF transit OF persons
and property to the people Of the coun-
try. II will be found In the evidence
that there were grievances OF
which the workmen OF the roads
had Just reason to complain,
and these may have extended or en-
Iarged the strike. The general oppres-
sion or grievances complained of were
generally by subordinates who had
power over certain laborers or persons
enployed on the road. IT is also shown
that the Texas and Pacific Company
had what is known as n "black list, "
which contained the names OF some OF
the persons. BY no combination OF
capital or to no extent Of incorporated
power can the listing Of an American
citizen as being unworthy of employ
ment be justified.
Having cited the express provision Of
tie Constitution authorizing Congress
to regulate commerce among the States,
We need but refer 10 the statutes enact
ed protecting post-roads and those
regulating commerce upon the high
seas and on our navigsble rivers and
defining the duties, obligations, and
penalties of those engaged therein as q
proof that ample power to control and
regulate, so far as Interstate commerce
is involved, as well the rights and
duties of employers ss of employees
therein, exists and has been and may be
further exercised.
This is a unanimous report, but it
must be remembered that all Legislation
is the result of compromise, and there
fore the individual members Of the COM
mittee reserve the right to differ from
some of the conclusions.
The statement attached to the report
shows that the expenses OF the investi-
cation aggregated $4,000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-05
WESTERN RAILROAD STRIKES.
Report OF the Congressional Com
mIatee az TO Cause md Ex tent.

WASHINGTON, March 8. -Cbairman
Curtin, of the select committee created
by the House to inquire into the cause
and extent of the western railroad
strikes, to-day submitted the report of
that committee. BY far the larger part
of the report is devoted to the history
of the origin and progress Of the Mis-
souri, Pacific strike and recapitulation
of the testimony taken by the commit
tee. In summing up, the report says !:
The eject of the strike was and is IA seri-
GUS loss to the business interests of that
section of the country. The public,
generally the producing classes and
mercantile population, suffered even
more than the strikers or railroads, for
their losses are beyond computation.
The loss to the strikers alone-9,000 OF
them-for the fifty days at - a day
would amount to the enormous sum OF
$500, eco. The loss of non-striking
employees necessarily deprived OF
employment during the strike is
roughly estimated at 100000. The
loss Of property to the Missouri
Pacific and the loss of revenue to this
company, taking the earnings of 1885
as a comparison, was about 81, 100000.
The less to the general public certainly
amounts to millions of dollars. With
regard to the general question of the
right Of workmen to combine for de-
termining with their employers the
terms on which they will consent to
work, provided the combination be vol
untary and full liberty be left to all
other workmen to undertake the work
and no obstruction be placed in the
way Of the employer resorting else
where in this country in search Of labor,
we think there is no ground in justice
or sound policy for Withholding such
right from the workmen. 1t cannot be
doubted that demand, backed by
resolution of large body of workmen
to decline work if the demand be not
acceded to, comes with more force than
that of an isolated workman. Workmen
may reasonably claim to beallowed any
advantage which they can derive from
such concerted action in bargaining
with their employer from time to time
as to the terms on which they viii dis
pose of their labor but, upon the
same principle, whilst conceding to
such workmen as desire to ex-
ercise it an extended right to com
bine against their employers, especial
care should be taken that an equal night
be secured to those workmen who de-
sire to keep aloof from combination
and dispose of their labor with perfect
individual freedom. The workmen
who think it for their advantage
TO combine together in the dis
posal of their labor are no more
justified in constraining any other
workman who does not desire TO enter
such combination and bring his labor
into common stock with theirs, than
an association of capitalists are in COM
bining to advance the prices or rates OF
transportation to be paid by the gene
raj public.
The majority Of your committee can
not believe TINT arbitration can be ef-
fective, for the reason that there must
be twoparties 10 arbitration, and either
may decline; and when disturbances
occur il would not be effective in i'm
mediately redressing the wrongs or re-